English Ends 1,308-Day Winners Wait Capturing Farmers Insurance Open.

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American Harris English ended a 1.308 day wait to capture a fifth PGA Tour victory with his success in Saturday’s ending Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

Final Leaderboard: 

Unsupported image type.Pos. Player R1 R2 R3 SC R4 SC Total
1 Harris English 68 NC 73 SC 66 73 280 (-8)
2 Sam Stevens 69 SC 73 NC 71 68 281 (-7)
3 Andrew Novak 70 NC 72 SC 66 74 282 (-6)
T4 Sungjae Im 69 SC 71 NC 72 71 283 (-5)
T4 Kris Ventura 68 NC 73 SC 71 71 283 (-5)

Harris English (Winner/-8)

  • Earns his fifth PGA TOUR victory in his 340th start at the age of 35 years, 6 months, 2 days
  • PGA TOUR wins (5): 2013 FedEx St. Jude Championship, 2014 World Wide Technology Championship, 2021 The Sentry, 2021 Travelers Championship, 2025 Farmers Insurance Open
  • Span of 1,308 days since his last victory (2021 Travelers Championship)
  • 2-for-4 in converting the 54-hole lead/co-lead to victory (2021 The Sentry, 2025 Farmers Insurance Open)
  • Third 54-hole leader/co-leader to go on to win this season (Hideki Matsuyama/The Sentry, Sepp Straka/The American Express)
  • Wins in his third start of the season (T43/The American Express, MC/Sony Open in Hawaii)
  • Third top-10 finish in 12 appearances at the Farmers Insurance Open (others: T2/2015, T8/2018)
  • Becomes the third player in tournament history to record an over-par final round and go on to win (previous instances: 2004/John Daly/75, 1969/Jack Nicklaus/73)
  • Earns 500 FedExCup points and moves to No. 4 in the FedExCup standings; projected to jump from No. 75 to No. 34 in the Official World Golf Ranking
  • Fully exempt on TOUR through the 2027 season


Additional player notes

  • Sam Stevens (2nd/-7) cards the low round of the day with a 4-under 68 and claims his second runner-up finish on TOUR (other: 2023 Valero Texas Open); earned a spot into next week’s Signature Event at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am via the Aon Swing 5 standings; notches his career-best finish in his third start at the Farmers Insurance Open (previous: T13/2023)
  • Seeking his first win on TOUR, Andrew Novak (3rd/-6) records his second top-three finish in last five starts (2nd/2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship); sits third in the Aon Swing 5 to earn a guaranteed spot into next week’s Signature Event at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
  • Two-time PGA TOUR winner Sungjae Im closes in 1-under 71 to finish T4; records his third top-10 finish at the Farmers Insurance Open (T4/2023, T6/2022) and second top-five result of the 2025 season (other: 3rd/The Sentry)
  • Kris Ventura (T4/-5) earns his best career result on TOUR in his 54th start; previous best T6/2021 Sanderson Farms Championship
  • 36-hole co-leader Lanto Griffin (T9/-2) collects his best finish on TOUR since the 2022 Truist Championship (T6); logs his second top-10 at the Farmers Insurance Open (other: T7/2021)
  • In his ninth career start on TOUR, 20-year-old rookie Aldrich Potgieter (T15/-1), the youngest 2025 PGA TOUR member, collects his career-best finish after finishing no better than 64th in his eight previous starts (2023 U.S. Open); finished 29th on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List to earn his TOUR card
  • Amateur Luke Clanton posts 1-over 73 and finishes T15 at 1-under; records his fifth top-15 finish in his 10th start on TOUR; totals 18 points in PGA TOUR University Accelerated after collecting 1 point this week via a made cut, needs two more points to become the second player to earn PGA TOUR membership via the program (other: Gordon Sargent)

Aon Swing 5 standings – qualify for AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Player Final Position Points
Sam Stevens 2nd 311.329
J.J. Spaun T15 235.000
Andrew Novak 3rd 190.000
Justin Lower CUT 178.000
Lee Hodges T9 149.500

 

  • The Farmers Insurance Open, the fourth event of the 2025 PGA TOUR Season and third Full-Field Event, marked the third and final opportunity for players to earn FedExCup points towards the Aon Swing 5 with entry into next week’s Signature Event at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
  • The top five players, not otherwise exempt, who earned the most FedExCup points during the Sony Open in Hawaii, The American Express and Farmers Insurance Open qualify for next week’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, while the top five players not otherwise exempt who earn the most FedExCup points during those three events and the WM Phoenix Open, will qualify for The Genesis Invitational.


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